California Association of Museums

Museums in the News 4/16/08


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Grand Rapids Has the First LEED Museum
By: Philip Proefrock, GreenBuildingElements.com, April 15, 2008
http://greenbuildingelements.com/2008/04/15/grand-rapids-has-the-first-leed-museum/

NPS cites “adverse effect” of proposed Presidio art museum
By: Presidio Historical Association, FogCityJournal.com, April 15, 2008
http://www.fogcityjournal.com/wordpress/2008/04/15/nps-cites-adverse-effect-of-presidio-art-musem/

Opinion: 'Bodies' controversy has ancient roots [overview of historical ethical considerations, in relation to exhibit opening at Turtle Bay Exploration Park]
By: Bob Williams, Redding Record-Searchlight, April 14, 2008
http://www.redding.com/news/2008/apr/14/bodies-controversy-has-ancient-roots/

Riverside task force asked to list library, museum wants, needs
By: Doug Haberman, Riverside Press-Enterprise, April 11, 2008
http://www.pe.com/localnews/inland/stories/PE_News_Local_R_rtask12.b38388.html

Critics blast S.F. zoo's use of bond funds
By: Marisa Lagos, San Francisco Chronicle, April 9, 2008
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/04/09/BA6L101A6T.DTL

Herb Alpert donates $15 million to CalArts: The multi-Grammy winner has given $15 million to the School of Music at the California Institute of the Arts
By: Chris Pasles, Los Angeles Times, April 9, 2008
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/arts/la-et-alpert9apr09,0,4886867.story

Museums should beware of being used as marketing tools
By: Adrian Ellis, The Art Newspaper, April 8, 2008
http://www.theartnewspaper.com/article.asp?id=7765

Pair gets permit for Temecula museum [receive permit to operate a museum out of a nearly century-old building on their property]
By: Jeff Horseman, Riverside Press-Enterprise, April 8, 2008
http://www.pe.com/localnews/rivcounty/stories/PE_News_Local_S_sbaron09.4262151.html

Foundations May Face New State Rules on Diversity
By: Sam Kean, Chronicle of Philanthropy, April 7, 2008
http://philanthropy.com/premium/articles/v20/i13/13000901.htm

Mission art piques N.Y. museum query [Carmel mission art show may travel to a New York museum]
By: Laith Agha, Monterey County Herald, April 7, 2008
http://www.montereyherald.com/ci_8837130

Chinese Americans discuss fate of unearthed remains: At an annual festival to honor the dead, people offer opinions about whether to quickly rebury or to study materials dug up during Gold Line construction
By: Jean-Paul Renaud, Los Angeles Times, April 6, 2008
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-cemetery6apr06,1,248458.story

Redlands' proposed public art ordinance draws debate [City Council plans to consider an ordinance to require developers to commission public art]
By: Michael Perrault, Riverside Press-Enterprise, April 6, 2008
http://www.pe.com/localnews/inland/stories/PE_News_Local_D_bart07.3f923ae.html

The Firestorm Over Private Museums: Instead of donating their art, collectors are building private museums -- and roiling the art world.
By: Lauren A.E. Schuker, Wall Street Journal, April 4, 2008
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB120727433942088537.html

New Museum Designed to Be a Cultural Destination [Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive]
By: Sameea Kamal, The Daily Californian, April 3, 2008
http://www.dailycal.org/article/101128

Federal Support Grows for Rural Theatre Companies
By: Nicole Kristal, Backstage.com, April 3, 2008
http://www.backstage.com/bso/news_reviews/la/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003785479

Redford, Legend seek more arts funding: Actor Robert Redford and singer John Legend want funding restored for the National Endowment for the Arts and cultural programs
USA Today, April 1, 2008
http://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2008-04-01-arts-congress_N.htm?csp=34

House Votes to Ease US Entry for Artists
By: Jim Abrams, Washington Post, April 1, 2008
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/04/01/AR2008040101849.html

Health Psychology and the Arts [special issue]
Journal of Health Psychology, March 2008
http://hpq.sagepub.com/content/vol13/issue2/

Budget for airport art too stingy, some say [approval of budget to buy and maintain art for upcoming airport expansion]
By: Ed Fletcher, Sacramento Bee, March 26, 2008
http://www.sacbee.com/101/story/812332.html